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People do want scientists who are also devs, but mostly in healthcare related software businesses and data engineering for AI/ML. If you're applying to general
by CuriouslyC 3y ago
People do want scientists who are also devs, but mostly in healthcare related software businesses and data engineering for AI/ML. If you're applying to general "dev" jobs the background won't mean much.
- JR1427 3y agoI wasn't thinking of general dev jobs. In fact, when I moved from science to dev, a friendly manager I knew recommended that I take all my previous career stuff off my CV unless it was directly software-related. In my experience applying for jobs a couple of years ago, pharma and health-tech companies around where I live were not interested in my background. I was rejected by a couple of places allegedly because I didn't have a CS degree, and in one case because I didn't have a bioinformatics degree. (Obviously, the truth behind such feedback is questionable)